teaching profession. The second dimension is based on representative taxonomies and highlights current pedagogical competences. The taxonomic classification, which we provide below only refers to the basic competences involved in the based role of a teacher to lead one of the educational activities with students. The third dimension is represented by a proposal in a narrow framework of a holistic representation of pedagogical competences for the teaching career. In the holistic view, we delineate two
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using the technology of today, in the classroom today The Instructional Power of and How Teachers Can Leverage Them Eric Klopfer, Scot Osterweil, Jennifer Groff, Jason Haas an Education Arcade paper The Education Arcade Massachusetts Institute of Technology Eric Klopfer, Scot Osterweil, Jennifer Groff, Jason Haas © copyright 2009 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 What is good learning? That may be a subjective question. But it’s likely that many educators would give
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Over the past 20 years, we have seen a dramatic technological transformation; a substantial increase in the number of computers, and other computing devices, with a widespread range of access for users all over the world. Internet access can be found anywhere, whether it is in the home, a coffee shop, a fast food restaurant, and on an airplane. With the invention of the smartphone, such as the Blackberry, IPhone and Android, a large range of users are able to access their email and the Internet from
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MICROSOFT SURFACE: MULTI-TOUCH TECHNOLOGY A White Paper Prepared By: Allison Jeffers Gainey Jeffersa2@winthrop.edu November 2008 EDUC 651 What are multi-touch surfaces? Multi-touch surfaces allow for a device to recognize two or more simultaneous touches by more than one user. Some have the ability to recognize objects by distinguishing between the differences in pressure and temperature of what is placed on the surface. Depending on the size and applications installed in the surface, two or more
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22 classrooms at 16 schools in Toronto. Six questions were added which assessed the respondent’s opinions about bullying occurrence and prevention. Students from age 4 to 14, including six special needs classrooms, were assessed. Sixty-percent of teachers and 38% of parents surveyed responded to a modified adult version. All students participated in a
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psychological phenomenon, where there is not just one definition or successful theory on motivation. A school should examine many different theories of motivation to determine which ones will work best to motivate not only the student body but also the teachers to excel and achieve their goals. Motivational Theories In the field of psychology and human relations they have theorized many different ways in which people are motivated. One such idea named McGregor's Theory Y postulates that, “when managers
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subleject of Tomasito is Too Big to Hold Hands , depicts a perspective of a child that is in the second grade that is of a Latino back ground and the challenges that his family faces with overall communication and motivation. Family support as well as teacher / parent communication are the bases of the case study, being that with this paper those are the two factors that should be focused on, the paper will sugest way of improvement. .A child that has minimal support and overall negative emotions towards
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over the Internet, such as e-mail and instant messaging. With the widespread use of the internet, Social Networking Sites (SNS) have become increasingly popular among people. Social networks provide means for enterprises to capture and build collaborations, partnerships and build informal connections between their stakeholders. SNS websites like Facebook, Myspace, Twitter, Flickr, LinkedIn, Google’s g+, etc. have opened a new era of innovative techno-entrepreneurship which has immense potential
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(R) CIFS PYP Assessment Policy Assessment in the PYP PYP Definition: Assessment is the gathering and analysis of information about student performance. It identifies what students know(knowledge), understand(concepts), can do(skills) and feel(attitudes/action) at various stages in the learning process. It is the means by which we analyze student learning and the effectiveness of our teaching and acts as a foundation on which to base our future planning and practice. It is central to our goal
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adequate provision for training and the continuing support necessary for the teachers to implement the plan successfully. Consequently, providing adequate support for teachers, both in terms of professional development and on-site technical support, is critical for the effective encouragement of teachers
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